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Why the A-10’s Gun Shells Are Too Important to Waste

It takes under 10 minutes to reload the Warthog’s 30mm cannon with 1,350 rounds—but those shell casings? They’re not just spent ammo, they’re ballast. From titanium armor “bathtubs” to off-center ...
The US Marine Corps has awarded Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace a contract to supply long-lead items for its Amphibious Combat Vehicle 30mm program (ACV-30). According to Kongsberg, this signals the ...
72 years ago the U.S. Army carried out its first and only nuclear artillery test. The military actually made an atomic artillery shell, loaded it into a 280mm cannon and fired it. And it worked. Task ...